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A field of evenly grown palms, eight acres in extent, was selected 

 and divided into two portions, A. and B., on each of which there wero 

 231 palms in full bearing. 



The object of the trials was simply to determine (he effect on the 

 yield of nuts brought about by the addition of a small quantity of Nitrate 

 of Soda to the ordinary estate mixture. 



Total 



10- 



12-0 



The following is a certificated statement of the yields : — 



1920. 1st picking 

 2nd „ 

 3rd ,, 

 4th 



6th „ 

 6th 



1921. 1st „ 

 2nd 



Total 



1,717 nuts. 

 2 714 

 4,649 ,, 

 4,871 „ 

 3,477 „ 

 2,192 „ 



1,557 ., 

 2,874 „ 



24,051 nuts 



Increase aue to Nitrate of Soda : — 2,883 nuts, or more than 12 nuts 

 per palm. 



It should be noted that this estate has been for years past in a 

 very high state of cultivation — over this eight-acre field the yield 



